Luella A. Dalton Collection
Scope and Contents
Material in the Luella A. Dalton collection contains the manuscripts and notes for her book History of the Iron County Mission and Parowan, the Mother Town, as well as personal documents and notes relating to her personal and family life.
Dates
- Creation: 1840-2001
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Use:
The Luella A. Dalton Collection is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Biographical / Historical
Luella Adams Dalton was a native of Parowan, Utah, and the founder and first president of the Elizabeth Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP). As DUP president, Mrs. Dalton worked to collect pioneer stories of Parowan and Iron County, a project which continued for over forty years.
During the Depression, Mrs. Dalton worked on the WPA project of the Utah State Historical Society, collecting historical information and copying old records at the Iron County Court House. She was Utah Mother of the Year in 1956. Her collection of historical stories was compiled and published about 1962 as History of the Iron County Mission and Parowan, The Mother Town.
Full Extent
3.6 Linear Feet : 7 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This Collection is separated into three series: I. Manuscripts, II. Subject Files, and III. Personal.
The series of 2. Subject Files is then divided into twelve subseries, and 3. Personal is divided into four subseries.
1. Manuscripts
Series II. Subject files is then divided into the following subseries
2. Subject Files
a. Biographical Sketches
b. Buildings
c. Celebrations
d. Cities
e. Correspondence
f. Historical Narratives
g. Entertainment
h. Industry
i. Iron County
j. Military
k. Personal Notes
l. Religion
III. Personal is divided into the following subseries
a. Clubs and Organizations
b. Correspondence
c. Family Narratives
d. Personal Documents
- Title
- Luella A. Dalton Collection
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository